When it comes to on-screen quests, shouldn’t it always be the absolute A-league with “Indiana Jones”? Do you also love adventures like “The Hunt for the Green Diamond” or “Quatermain – In Search of the Treasure of Kings”? Then you are well advised with “The Lost City – The Secret of the Lost City”. In the action comedy, the endearing clashes between the sexes also have the highest priority – and legendary jungle secrets are revealed along the way.
“The Lost City” is now available with a Netflix subscription.
That’s what ‘The Lost City’ is about
Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant, reclusive author devoted to creating romance and adventure novels about exotic locations and languid eroticism. The stories are about the attractive Dash, who invariably appears on the covers and is embodied by the narcissistic model Alan (Channing Tatum). While on a book tour with Alan, Loretta is eventually kidnapped.
Eccentric billionaire Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe) is behind it and demands that the author lead him to the treasure of the ancient lost city from one of her novels. Alan travels to the jungle with adventurer Jack Trainer (Brad Pitt) to rescue Loretta, where the model sets out to prove she can do more than just pose. An adventure against a tropical backdrop begins. Alan and Loretta must become a team to survive the dangers of the jungle and discover the legendary treasure…
Brad Pitt really puts you in a good mood
In the official FILMSTARTS review, “The Lost City” received a good 3.5 out of 5 stars. The conclusion of our author Sidney Schering is as follows: “‘The Lost City’ is neither originally told nor ambitiously staged – yet delivers exactly what you hope for from the project: an entertaining adventure with heart and humor.”
First of all, it’s nice to see that ‘The Lost City’ was not shot in a studio, but largely on real locations: ‘The lush green shots that cameraman Jonathan Sela takes of the Dominican Republic awaken wanderlust and are also a welcome antidote. “the abundance of purely digital jungle panoramas in today’s blockbuster cinema.”
The fact that ‘The Lost City’ is so fun is due to the beautifully composed ensemble, which effortlessly plays off the script’s lack of creativity. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum sometimes pass the balls to each other in the best way and have a mesmerizing exchange of blows that becomes the soul of the film. Bullock’s cutting cynicism and Tatum’s caring overwhelm create a wonderful comedic dynamic that doesn’t disappear at all in a running time of just over two hours.
While Daniel Radcliffe is also wonderfully entertaining as the heir to millions, driven by a desire for recognition and even delivers a wonderfully over-the-top Bond supervillain performance at times, Brad Pitt as the all-powerful one-man army is the real standout (and shows off some moves that rival “John Wick”). In the minutes he gets in “The Lost City,” he proves himself to be a consummate scene-stealer and once again underlines why he’s one of the dream factory’s biggest stars in terms of charisma and screen presence.